Majid Abdul Cader and others vs Mohamed Ibrahim Mohammed Mafaz and others – CA LTA 06/2022-2025

This case concerns an application for leave to appeal against an order of the Wakfs Tribunal. The Petitioners, trustees of the N.D.H. Abdul Gaffoor Trust, sought to set aside the Tribunal’s order which had overruled their preliminary objections asserting the Tribunal’s lack of jurisdiction. The central issue was whether the Trust qualified as a Muslim Charitable Trust under the relevant Act or if it constituted a private trust governed by English law. Ultimately, the case was dismissed on the grounds that the Trust Deed is governed by English law, thus falling outside the Tribunal’s jurisdiction. The parties involved are the Petitioners (trustees of the N.D.H. Abdul Gaffoor Trust) and unspecified Plaintiff-Respondents.

B. Sasi Mahendran, J. – Delivered the judgment. The application for